Staff February 10, 2014 19:18:52
UK sports betting software provider, LVS, and French lottery solutions specialist Lotsys launches a new online sports betting system in Israel. The Israeli gambling laws might be rather complicated, since they are highly regulated and not all forms of gambling, like casino gambling, are not legalized, but sports betting is completely legal. The Israel Sports […]
Jennifer W. February 10, 2014 19:04:29
Massachusetts’ Gaming Commission is set to ask the state Legislature to give casinos back their large $85 million licensing fee. In the US gambling law, the individual states control their own licensing, and in Massachusetts the state has been rubbing the Gaming Commission the wrong way. The latest in the US gambling news is that […]
Jennifer W. February 10, 2014 19:02:28
Corruption is rife in the EU according to a recent study published by the BBC, and with anti-gambling campaigners in the US correlating gambling and corruption, what is the real story behind corruption and gambling? Recent studies have shown that the EU economy is losing at least EUR 120 billion per year, according to the […]
Monica E. February 10, 2014 18:55:42
Four bars and clubs in the state of Indiana were cited by the local police for promoting illegal betting. Many would agree that Super Bowl Sunday is the best day to bet on sports in America. Though the major event might have brought a lot of customers to sports bars across the country, several establishments […]
Jennifer W. February 10, 2014 18:55:35
The chairman of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission is asking for a federal judge to scrap the lawsuit filed by Caesars Entertainment on the grounds that a potential conflict of interest was not declared in a timely manner. Stephen Crosby from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission made the headlines in gambling news after Caesars filed a complaint […]
Monica E. February 10, 2014 18:47:15
41% of New Jersey residents would prefer to have legal marijuana and only 32% are interested in online gambling. American internet casinos are less popular than marijuana! At least that’s the conclusion to be drawn from a recent Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll conducted among residents of New Jersey, where 41% of the respondents said […]
Jennifer W. February 10, 2014 18:27:08
Despite police crackdown on bookies, trans-national betting and the Hawala network on cricket remains unchecked. Back in 2013, Delhi Police had filed charges against bookmakers for fixing the bets on sports in India, most notably cricket. However, despite the crackdown on the local bookmakers, many expect that the next three months will see heavy betting. […]
Jennifer W. February 10, 2014 17:57:17
Online gambling gets off to a slow start over in Delaware, since its officials have announced that its figures for the first two months of operations are much lower than initially expected. The released figures show rather sad earnings from the online gambling revenues of the US state totalling just $253,000 in the first two […]
Jennifer W. February 10, 2014 17:48:34
William Hill boss calls MPs to take action to cut-down of betting shops that are “clustering” in areas in the UK. CEO of the bookmaker William Hill, Ralph Topping, has contacted MPs in the UK to curb the number betting shops from popping up in close proximity on British streets. Topping says that the “cluster” […]
Jennifer W. February 10, 2014 17:27:50
As the UK takes steps towards implementing the Point of Consumption Tax, it could spell bad news for off-shore betting firms looking towards the UK. Will it mark the demise of the UK online gambling industry? Until later this year, betting operators located in tax havens like Gibraltar are currently enjoying a 1% tax rate […]
